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The U.S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.
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Thomas Jefferson becomes president.
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third President of the United States in Washington DC. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. bought land from France. the total of the land was 828,000 square miles. It was bought for fifteen million dollars. -
James Madison becomes president
James Madison is inaugurated as the 4th President of the United States. -
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War of 1812
The war of 1812 was a conflict for between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of US more time rights. This war ended with the Exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent. -
James Madison second inauguration
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British capture Washington, DC.
British capture Washington, DC, and set fire to the White House and Capitol. -
Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner during the war of 1812 with Great Britain. This song was not adopted by Congress as the U.S. national anthem until 1931. -
James Monroe becomes president
James Monroe's inaugurated as the fifth President of the United States. -
The U.S. gains Florida
Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise stopped northern attempts to prohibit slavery expansion. And admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
James Monroe's second inauguration
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John Quincy Adams becomes president
John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as the sixth President of the United States. -
Erie Canal
We canal which links the Hudson river to Lake Erie is open for traffic. -
Andrew Jackson becomes president
Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh President of the United States. -
Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act authorizes the forced removal of the Native Americans. -
Andrew Jackson's second inauguration
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Martin Van Buren becomes president
Martin Van Buren is inaugurated as the eighth President of the United States -
William Henry Harrison became president
William Henry Harrison was inaugurated as the ninth President of the United States -
William Henry Harrison died in office
William Henry Harrison caught a cold it developed into pneumonia. He was the first president to die in office. -
John Tyler became president
John Tyler was inaugurated as the 10th President of the United States. -
James K. Polk was elected president
James K. Polk became the 11th President of the United States. -
Zachary Taylor became president
Zachary Taylor was elected as the 12th President of the United States. -
Millard Fillmore becomes president
Millard Fillmore became president after the death of Zachary Taylor -
Franklyn Pierce becomes president of the United States
Franklyn Pierce, a New Englander, was elected president. -
James Buchanan is elected president
James Buchanan is elected president of a rapidly dividing nation. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
Lincoln becomes president of the U.S.,on the verge of civil war. -
Civil war begins
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Andrew Johnson is elected president
Andrew Johnson becomes president after the death of Lincoln. -
Ulysses S. Grant is elected president
Ulysses S. Grant, famous war general, is elected president.